Clydebank Housing Association has been awarded a total of £83,206 from the Big Lottery Fund's Community Spaces programme.

The money will help transform a disused area of the Centre81 building into a multi-purpose gym and improve access to the outdoor sports pitches.

Centre81, which is owned and managed by Clydebank Housing Association, is a regeneration centre located in Whitecrook, Clydebank. The project aims to improve the physical and mental health of residents through a range of programmes, and this will now include a new indoor gym and new floodlighting on the adjacent sports pitches making them available for sporting activities all year round.

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Sharon Keenan, Depute Director, Clydebank Housing Association said: "We are absolutely delighted that The Big Lottery Fund has decided to fund our Gym81 project at Centre81 through its Community Spaces programme. This funding will enable the local community to take part in sports and fitness activities in a comfortable, secure and familiar space, without feeling the pressure of being in a formal environment."

Maureen McGinn, Big Lottery Fund Scotland Chair, added: "This is the latest in a number of fantastic projects to receive funding from our Community Spaces programme. Not only will this support help turn a disused area of Centre81 into a modern sports facility, but it will also encourage people to adopt a healthy and physically active lifestyle.

"Once built, these new facilities will revitalise the area of Whitecrook, and bring local people together around a community space which matters to them."

(JP/IT)